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COLLEGES: Women’s volleyball: Karen Weatherington, who coached Hampton University to back-to-back Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament titles and NCAA tournament berths, was hired by Charlotte. Assistant Janay Yancey will serve as HU’s interim coach while a national search is underway. Weatherington is 103-78 in six seasons as a head coach. She led HU to 21 wins, its Division I record, in 2014. Football: Old Dominion spring practice will begin March 3 rather than Feb. 28, Coach Bobby Wilder said, to ensure the school complies with NCAA rules limiting the length of spring workouts. ODU will hold 15 spring workouts, including four — all on Saturdays...

PORTLAND -- Terry Porter knew Jerome Kersey was special. There was, of course, the talent on the court, but also something more lasting: the "joy and his smile, the way he embraced life."
Kersey died Wednesday night at 52. The state medical...

Flip Saunders is about to become a jack-of-all-trades for the Minnesota Timberwolves, adding head coach to his front-office responsibilities.
Saunders, the team president and a part-owner, confirmed to ESPN.com that he will take over a team that went...